Ministers have "absolutely got to get a grip" on Brexit and reveal the impact of
a "no deal" scenario, Emily Thornberry has said.

The shadow foreign secretary mocked Theresa May and her cabinet during Prime Minister's Questions, claiming the
Prime Minister is "bereft of ideas" and "putting suggestion boxes around
Parliament" while Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is "making it up as he's
going along".

Ms Thornberry also likened Newton Abbot Conservative MP Anne Marie Morris to former BNP leader Nick Griffin
after the MP was suspended from the Tory parliamentary party for describing the
prospect of leaving the EU using a term which included racist language.

Outgoing Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron said he was "utterly shocked", adding: "Even if she misspoke, this is the nastiest thing I've heard an MP utter since
Lord Dixon Smith uttered the same awful phrase a few years ago"

Fellow Conservative and South Cambridgeshire MP Heidi Allen tweeted that an "apology is not good enough". She said: "We must show zero tolerance for racism. MPs must lead by example"

Green Party co-leader Caroline Lucas tweeted: "Appalling. Should have the whip
removed immediately. No place in our politics for racism, full stop"

Ms Morris, who was first elected to Parliament in 2010, told the BBC the comment was "totally" unintentional, adding: "I apologise unreservedly for any offence caused."

MP Anne Marie Morris apologises for racist remark

Anne Marie Morris, MP for Newton Abbot, used the phrase at an event in London to describe the prospect of the UK leaving the EU without a deal.

Conservative Party

According to a recording published on the Huffington Post website, Ms Morris was discussing the impact of Brexit on the UK's financial services industry at an event organised by the Politeia think tank.

The Lib Dems have urged Theresa May to discipline her for the "nasty" remark.

Ms Morris told the BBC: "The comment was totally unintentional. I apologise unreservedly for any offence caused."